Help!! I need alternatives to Squats and Lunges!

[BigBadBatista]

I have a slight Miniscus tear, not bad enough to get surgery but enough to stop me from doing squats and lunges, so does anyone out there have the best alternatives to squating and lunges. They kill my knees, and I'm trying to get some thickness in the legs. Help me if you can. Thanks

[Boridi]

leg press might not put to much stress on your knee.... make sure to get full rom with it though.

[Stretchmarks]

Leg press. Stay away from hack squats/lunges. I think you could do lighter barbell squats, but do them 2nd after leg press. And I would also stay away from leg extension machines for a while, those put a lot of stress on your knees.

[BigBadBatista]

Thanks, I'll try it out, keep the ideas coming. the more exercises the better.

[bhunter]

if the heavy wieght is an issue could you still go through a deep knee bend (or squat) with a medicine ball while rehabbing it? I had a wrist injury for a long time and could not bench so I did a heck of a lot pushups on my knuckles because I could not bend my wrist backwards. I hope that helps some

[Titan1969]

are using kness wraps. I didnt use them until I was squatting 315lbs for many reps and my knees started hurting. They hurt so bad I couldnt get down stairs the next day. So I started wrapping my knees and the problems went away. Their is no substitute for squats and mass, leg press are ok...hack squats are a knee involved exercise so their out...lunges are out...extensions are out...front squats may help on a smith machine.